I still haven't been able to watch the second episode, but I definitely want to do so! I'm just going to wait until I can gather my parents, because they are pretty much zombie-virgins, and it's funny for me to go through spoiling everything five seconds before it happens.

I'm not sure I'm in love with the series for much more than MST3K fun, though. I mean, I was calling every plot point through the whole thing. It was all:

I still haven't been able to watch the second episode, but I definitely want to do so! I'm just going to wait until I can gather my parents, because they are pretty much zombie-virgins, and it's funny for me to go through spoiling everything five seconds before it happens.

I'm not sure I'm in love with the series for much more than MST3K fun, though. I mean, I was calling every plot point through the whole thing. It was all:

Me: No! No! Don't go into the city, you noob! Do you not see the CARS? *sigh*

do those things really make you not like the show? i knew that first girl was a zombie and that it was bad news to go against all those cars into the city, but it's still really exciting and terrifying! I don't think it's possible for a zombie show to be 100% original because they have to stick to common zombie mythology for the most part, but they are doing it in a really awesome, dramatic way that most other zombie movies don't seem to be able to pull off.

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I still haven't been able to watch the second episode, but I definitely want to do so! I'm just going to wait until I can gather my parents, because they are pretty much zombie-virgins, and it's funny for me to go through spoiling everything five seconds before it happens.

I'm not sure I'm in love with the series for much more than MST3K fun, though. I mean, I was calling every plot point through the whole thing. It was all:

Now I don't know what the best show ever is, Glee or Walking Dead. What I love most about this show is that stuff happens. Every episode has been satisfying and in every episode the there's progress. You know how some shows just hinge on suspense and there's never payoff? They don't do that. And for that I salute them. Oh also, I love long scenes! And they're not afraid of long scenes. Good job.

Now I don't know what the best show ever is, Glee or Walking Dead. What I love most about this show is that stuff happens. Every episode has been satisfying and in every episode the there's progress. You know how some shows just hinge on suspense and there's never payoff? They don't do that. And for that I salute them. Oh also, I love long scenes! And they're not afraid of long scenes. Good job.

Can you image a Walking Dead themed Glee? THAT would be the best show ever.

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do those things really make you not like the show? i knew that first girl was a zombie and that it was bad news to go against all those cars into the city, but it's still really exciting and terrifying! I don't think it's possible for a zombie show to be 100% original because they have to stick to common zombie mythology for the most part, but they are doing it in a really awesome, dramatic way that most other zombie movies don't seem to be able to pull off.

Quite the opposite - those things are what make me enjoy it. It's just that rather than being entertained by gripping suspense or an intriguing plot or deep characterization (which are my usual poison) I'm entertained by being amused at the familiar tropes. And it's still fun to watch for the action scenes and the makeup and the crowds; and watching exactly how things play out within the framework. It's like reading Harry Potter knowing who dies. You still don't know what happens in between, so it's still a good read.

(This seems to happen a lot with people I know. "Well, I knew Dumbledore and Sirius would have to bite it to get parental/mentor figures out of the way, and Snape had to have Death Equals Redemption," or "There are three seasons, right? So Zuko's gonna have a false Heel Face Turn at the end of two, and actually have his Heel Face Turn some time during three" or, well, this. I think I just hang out with genre-savvy people.)

I have a question for those that have read the comic books, and I don't want to look it up cause I don't want to get spoiled. But does anyone know if the tv show is going to go beyond the comic? Like, does the TV show end when the comic does? Does the storyline break off at some point? No specific spoilers, please! Just let me know if you know.

Now I don't know what the best show ever is, Glee or Walking Dead. What I love most about this show is that stuff happens. Every episode has been satisfying and in every episode the there's progress. You know how some shows just hinge on suspense and there's never payoff? They don't do that. And for that I salute them. Oh also, I love long scenes! And they're not afraid of long scenes. Good job.

I need things like suspense and decent characterisation in order to care about it when things do actually happen. Plenty of stuff goes down for sure, but I found watching another episode quite tiresome in places.

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I have a question for those that have read the comic books, and I don't want to look it up cause I don't want to get spoiled. But does anyone know if the tv show is going to go beyond the comic? Like, does the TV show end when the comic does? Does the storyline break off at some point? No specific spoilers, please! Just let me know if you know.

I'm told that the first episode was pretty much exactly like the comic, but it has diverged since. And there are like 78 issues and counting of the comic, so maybe it'll just kind of skirt along within broad strokes of the comic until its inevitable cancellation after the second season. You know, due to the actual collapse of civilization.

I was full expecting Carl to exclaim "but mom! where is uncle Shane gonna sleep?!"

Also, I do not like that their kid is named Carl. I know this may be ageist of me, but I've never known a Carl that was younger than 50.

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1. My boyfriend's name is Karl, but as you can see he spells it with a K because he is German. But it is definitely an unusual choice.

2. This show is amazing. I'm actually surprised by how much I like it because I hate horror movies and gore. But I really like learning more and more about the survivors and what they do to survive. I keep watching it because I want to know what's going to happen next to them. Whenever there is a nasty zombie scene I usually cover my eyes.

3. I still can't believe this is a TV show! I know it's on cable but still! They started replaying the first episode at 8pm last night, kids are still awake then. I think I would be scarred for life if I watched this when I was young.

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I have a question for those that have read the comic books, and I don't want to look it up cause I don't want to get spoiled. But does anyone know if the tv show is going to go beyond the comic? Like, does the TV show end when the comic does? Does the storyline break off at some point? No specific spoilers, please! Just let me know if you know.

It's been a while since I read the comic, but yeah, the storyline more or less broke off right after the first episode. Rick goes to Atlanta in the comic, but the only person he finds there is Glenn. Some of the other characters are the same (Dale, Amy, Andrea), but there's no Merle, no Darryl, and just less survivors in that camp overall.

Can we reserve the spoiler tag for when things are actually spoilers (before an episode is aired/comic book stuff)?

I'm liking this show way more than I thought I would. Maybe it's desensitizing me to zombies. I don't mind the gore as much as the creeping suspense and anxiety and that seems to have decreased since the first episode.

Merle seemed a bit delirious from exposure, so perhaps he wasn't thinking clearly when he chopped his hand off. He doesn't seem like the most intelligent character either.